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A man found guilty of rape who claimed that the trial judge “misdirected” the jury when he said the complainer’s diary entry could provide evidence of her distress and thus corroboration of lack of her consent has had an appeal against conviction refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a

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The Herald has published a full obituary of sheriff and historian David Buchanan Smith who died last month aged 79.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has been appointed by the Scottish government to help administer the £195 million successor to its hugely popular Help to Buy schemes.

A man has been convicted of murder in part as a result of his distinctive walk. Gordon Veitch, 56, from East Lothian, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of Brian Bathgate, 45, a joiner.

Andrew Warren Morisons Solicitors has appointed Andrew Warren as a partner heading up the firm’s real estate team based in Glasgow.

Edinburgh has the highest number of expensive streets in Scotland, according to research from Bank of Scotland. The capital is home to 13 of Scotland’s top 20 most expensive streets, with Aberdeen accounting for four of these locations and Glasgow two.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has put applications for ADR certification on hold in order to allow further consideration on what changes might be necessary to become a compliant ADR entity in terms of the SLCC's own rules and legislation, and the potential impact compliance may hav

Sir Stephen Sedley QC (left) and Lord Hamilton

Liberty campaigners yesterday unveiled an 11-foot banner celebrating the Human Rights Act in Westminster Hall, in protest against the act’s omission from a parliamentary exhibition commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

Jonathan Smithers Social mobility and the global competitiveness of UK law could be damaged by the removal of current approved routes to qualifying as a solicitor, the Law Society warned today.

A conman who impersonated the Duke of Marlborough and accrued bills of over £10,000 has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Alexander Wood managed to blag his way into top hotels in London by assuming different personae such as a senior member of British Airways staff and, in one instance, the

A decision that a sheriff’s finding of contempt of court and subsequent sentence for breach of interdict were reviewable only by petition to the “nobile officium” has been overruled. A five-judge bench in the Inner House of the Court of Session held that a previous case in which it had been he

Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael faces a legal bill of £150,000 following his victory in the Election Court which saw him defeat a bid to unseat him as MP for Orkney and Shetland.

Frank Mulholland QC New prosecution guidelines, designed to protect refugees fleeing persecution, have been introduced by the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC.